1 The Firs, Old Road North, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JZ
About 1 The Firs
1 The Firs is a semi-detached house in Kempsey, Worcester, Worcester (WR5 3JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
Planning history at 1 The Firs is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 1 The Firs, Old Road North, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JZ
- Dec 2020Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Undertake tree works, as detailed on application form and in accompanying information
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01790/CAN
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMar 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 The Firs has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£183,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR5 3JZ: £500,000 (2025–2023).
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Sold Oct 2023
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Sold Jan 2023
£550,000
Versus other Old Road North homes
Floor Area for 1 The Firs lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 134 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Brookend Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Kempsey Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB